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  • Local police officer rides with the Thunderbirds

    A member of the Grand Forks Police Department had the ride of a lifetime May 21 as he flew with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds at Grand Forks Air Force Base.Corporal Todd Riedinger flew in an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet as part of the Thunderbird's Hometown Heros incentive flight

  • Local Olympic silver medalist takes flight

    Monique Lamoureux, a 2010 Winter Olympics Silver Medalist, donned a different uniform for the afternoon during an incentive flight with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds May 20.Ms. Lamoureux played for the US Women's Olympic Hockey Team along with her twin sister Jocelyne. The twins,

  • GFAFB AFNet migration begins in June

    Active Directory Exchange (ADX) is part of an ongoing service-wide effort to transform cyber operations and establish a central Air Force Network under the direction of a single commander. By consolidating Major Command networks and centralizing services, the Air Force can significantly increase the

  • 319th OSS named best AMC

    In an official announcement May 6, the 319th Operations Support Squadron was named Air Mobility Command's Outstanding Large OSS of the Year.The 319th OSS's mission is to ensure the readiness and dispatch of 12 KC-135 Stratotankers and more than 100 aircrew for rapid global aerial refueling, airlift

  • Sergeant Helmbrecht wins 1st professional fight

    Staff Sgt. David Helmbrecht, 319th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog trainer, won his first professional Mixed Martial Arts fight May 8 at the East Grand Forks Civic Center.Sergeant Helmbrecht finished the fight in the first round after 2 minutes and 26 seconds with a submission.Sergeant

  • Grand Forks CGOA recognized as best in Air Force

    The Grand Forks Air Force Base Company Grade Officer Association was announced as the CGO Council of the Year, May 5, during the CGOA Professional Development Conference in San Francisco.The Grand Forks AFB CGOA competed against more than 70 other CGOA councils from around the Air Force to win the